Unknown over Slatington, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Around 22-23:00 near the town on Slatington, Pennsylvania, on the 16, 17 or 18th of August, 2016, my wife and I saw an object with 2 solid red lights and a flashing white light attached to it. It was headed west. It made a 90 degree turn to the south without slowing down. I wouldn't try to estimate the elevation or size of the object. The hard 90 degree turn is what made it mysterious. It could possibly be a drone, I don't think it was though. A few months ago we saw an aircraft at night in the same location, with the same red light pattern fly over the house and leave a long lasting contrail. Thank you for your time and attention.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #129537). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-08-15 → 2016-09-01
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